John SWANWICK

(1760-1798)

SWANWICK, John, a
Representative from Pennsylvania; born in 1760; engaged in
mercantile pursuits in Philadelphia, Pa., and was also interested
in literature, having published a volume of poetry; elected as a
Republican to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses and served from March
4, 1795, until his death on August 1, 1798, in Philadelphia, Pa.;
chairman, Committee on Commerce and Manufactures (Fourth Congress);
interment in St. Peter’s Churchyard.